When news of Xie Si's attempted assassination of the Nanjiang Princess reached the Palace, the young Emperor immediately began to speculate.
Xie Si was Xie Pan'Er's brother. The Emperor had even witnessed Xie Si unravel the Gu Insect case that had afflicted his own father and him.
Xie Si was an intelligent young man. Surely, he couldn't have been unaware of the grave consequences of clashing with the Nanjiang Envoy?
If the Ministers hadn't delayed the young Emperor with discussions of state affairs, he would have rushed out of the Palace to see for himself.
Once the Ministers had dispersed, he mulled it over. There were only two possibilities for this assassination attempt: either there was something amiss with the Nanjiang Princess, or something was wrong with Xie Si. If an Envoy from Nanjiang, here for peace talks, were assassinated in the Capital City of Great Han, war between the two nations would be unavoidable!
